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Federal construction contracts in Maryland
The Army and Corps of Engineers, the Navy, and the National Institutes of Health put the most federal construction money into Maryland. Here is where it went in fiscal 2025, the biggest jobs, and how to find the ones posting now.
Maryland market
Federal construction in Maryland, by the numbers
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $1.9 billion on construction contracts performed in Maryland, across 2,606 contracts. The largest share, 37%, came from the Army and Corps of Engineers.
Source: USAspending.gov, federal contract obligations under NAICS 23 (construction) with the work performed in Maryland, federal fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025).
$1.9B
obligated on construction contracts in Maryland in fiscal 2025
2,606
construction contracts that received federal money that year
89%
of those contracts went to small businesses
#7
of the 50 states and DC by federal construction dollars
Who pays for the work
The agencies buying construction in Maryland
Dollars obligated in fiscal 2025, by the agency that awarded the contract and the county where the work was done. Each of these agencies posts its jobs on SAM.gov.
- Army and Corps of Engineers $690M
- Department of the Navy $417M
- National Institutes of Health $403M
- GSA Public Buildings Service $74.9M
- Department of Veterans Affairs $63.2M
- Montgomery County $640M
- Anne Arundel County $395M
- Prince George's County $169M
- Harford County $154M
- St. Mary's County $108M
Metro areas
Federal construction by metro area in Maryland
These metro areas rank among the top 30 in the country for federal construction dollars in fiscal 2025. Each page covers the agencies, contractors, counties, and largest jobs. Dollar figures cover the whole metro, including its counties in neighboring states.
Real projects
The largest federal construction jobs in Maryland
Contracts that received money in fiscal 2025, with the total awarded to date. Descriptions are shortened from the federal record.
All contractors
$766M
C103157: Surgery, Radiology, and Laboratory Medicine (SRLM) Building Construction
National Institutes of Health. Hensel Phelps Construction Co. Performance start 2022.
Federal record$703M
ECB4 Design & Construction
Army and Corps of Engineers. Balfour Beatty Construction, LLC. Performance start 2022.
Federal record$527M
P-114, Set 2, Medical Center Addition/Alteration (MCAA), Walter Reed National Military…
Department of the Navy. Clark Construction Group LLC. Performance start 2019.
Federal recordWon by small businesses
$73.0M
P232, P233, P234 Potable Water System and RM19-1196 Energetics Production
Department of the Navy. Tybe-Garney Federal JV LLC. Performance start 2022.
Federal record$47.6M
Phase 1 Campus Electrical Distribution, Bethesda Campus
National Institutes of Health. Olgoonik Specialty Contractors LLC. Performance start 2024.
Federal record$46.7M
Mid Chesapeake Bay Barren Island Restoration Project
Army and Corps of Engineers. Coastal Design & Construction, Inc. Performance start 2022.
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Common questions
Federal construction contracts in Maryland: FAQ
Answers to the questions contractors in this state ask most.
How much does the federal government spend on construction in Maryland?
In fiscal 2025, federal agencies obligated $1.9 billion on construction contracts performed in Maryland, across 2,606 contracts. The largest share, 37%, came from the Army and Corps of Engineers. That ranks Maryland #7 among the 50 states and DC. Figures are from USAspending.gov, for contracts classified under NAICS 23 (construction) with Maryland as the place of performance.
Which federal agencies award the most construction contracts in Maryland?
In fiscal 2025: Army and Corps of Engineers, $690 million; Department of the Navy, $417 million; National Institutes of Health, $403 million; GSA Public Buildings Service, $74.9 million. Each posts its construction solicitations on SAM.gov.
How much federal construction work in Maryland goes to small businesses?
Most of it. Small businesses won 2,324 of the 2,606 federal construction contracts that received money in Maryland in fiscal 2025, or 89%. Most are smaller jobs; the largest dollar awards still tend to go to big firms. The largest small business job was "P232, P233, P234 Potable Water System and RM19-1196 Energetics Production" for Department of the Navy, worth $73.0 million to date, awarded to Tybe-Garney Federal JV LLC.
Where do I find open federal construction bids in Maryland?
Every federal construction solicitation is posted on SAM.gov. RenovationRoute pulls the construction ones every 12 hours, reads each solicitation and its attachments, and texts or emails you when a job in Maryland matches your trade and radius. The feed is free to browse.
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